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[–] [email protected] 259 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Hey ABC, I wrote a better headline for you:

Conservatives force child rape victim to become parent

[–] [email protected] 65 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This would be great campaign material for other parties. You see this? This is a kid who was forced to have a baby by your legislature. Vote them out!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You can't say that! That will offend the snowflakes!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Anyone who thinks it's acceptable for any rape victim to be forced to carry their rapist's child, can take the longest walk off the shortest pier they can find, then keep walking after that.

I don't give a good goddamn fuck about their opinions.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

You could reach out to one of the writers: Rachel Scott,Nadine El-Bawab,Karin Weinberg,Knez Walker,Stephanie Fasano andRachel Rosenbaum

[–] [email protected] 108 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Having a RAPED 13 year old girl give birth is BEAUTIFUL! It's MUCH better then letting that 13 year old see two gay people in public!

[–] [email protected] 54 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Gay people in public? Think of the children!

[–] [email protected] 52 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Conservatives are definitely thinking of the children:

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I'm sure it's all just a coincidence.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

I'm sure it's all the drag queens' fault

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

Now now, you can't say something like that just because someone has different political opinions than you. I thought you were supposed to be tolerant???

/s

[–] [email protected] 35 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Think of the children's children!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

Think of the children's rape babies!

[–] [email protected] 105 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Raped twice. Once by some asshole, and again by a legislature full of them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

That's unfair to assholes. Asshole is your neighbour who doesn't care that his dog shits on your lawn. Rapist is a monster.

[–] [email protected] 70 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Republicans, ladies and gentlemen.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago

A significant amount of republicans probably sincerely believe that this tragedy is worth "saving the lives of all the other babies that would have been murdered."

Their moral calculus is foolish and predicated on questionable-at-best axioms. They are well meaning but functionally bad people.

Another significant chunk also adheres to "the cruelty is the point." They are bad people.

Unfortunately, for various reasons, republicans have a disproportionate amount of power in the US.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 5 months ago

As conservatives cheer...

Aaaaand now they've shunned her and are insisting the baby is Satan's spawn because the girl was a harlot for choosing to be raped. According to Deuteronomy, this mother and child are worthy of death. Hallelujah!

My conservative U.S. House rep insists that a good conservative man cannot be expected to resist a 12 year old girl. That's just science, y'all!

[–] [email protected] 50 points 5 months ago

Rapists get to choose who will bear their children, including children. Thank republicans for that.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Mississippi has several conflicting laws and even experts, doctors and patients are having a hard time navigating them

[–] [email protected] 62 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Which is by design, so that outcomes like this happen.

"oh no, whatever shall we do...", says lawmaker making it overly complicated to begin with.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 5 months ago

And I am sure the state is going to step up and ensure this child and her child are well taken care of for the rest of their lives. /s

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Mississippi has experts?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago

And I'm sure conservatives will use this as further justification for more abortion bans by going "See! Thirteen year old can safely give birth!"

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Fuck anyone supporting the Republican party and their barbaric views on women. This is beyond cruel.

All you fucksticks posting anti Biden memes need to read this story and get it through your thick head what is at stake.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Most of the fucksticks are russian trolls, it's all bad faith.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago

Every time I think we've reached the bottom, Republicans dig just a little deeper.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago

Ah, the conservative dream.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago

Who wants to bet Matt Walsh is furiously jacking it to this article?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

Mississippi or Alabama, Mississippi or Alabama, Mississippi!

[–] [email protected] -4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Coulda codified Roe, but the filibuster was more important.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)

For 50 Republicans and about three Democrats in the Senate.

The Republicans are the big problem here.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Wasn't it even just two Democrats?

[–] [email protected] -5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Do you expect Republicans to protect the right to choose? We gave Democrats a majority for a reason. Preserving the filibuster wasn't that reason.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'd expect them to go along with not filibustering it because people will know that they blocked it, and vote for Democrats instead.